Facebook’s biggest vulnerability in history, affected by hackers hitting 50 million users
Facebook, the U.S. social media giant that has yet to shake off the data leak and "false news" scandal, suffered another setback on the 28th. According to the New York Times reported on the 28th, Facebook announced the same day that hackers had stolen passwords to access 50 million users'accounts, "this is the company's 14-year history of the largest loophole." Affected by this news, Facebook shares closed 28 down 2.59%. A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in Facebook's "preview" function to steal an access password to intrude and control a user's account, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. Facebook discovered the flaw on 25 and repaired it on the evening of 27. It is estimated that about 50 million users are affected by this matter. At present, Facebook has temporarily disabled the "preview" function, and reset the access passwords of 90 million users, including these users. It is understood that this is the first time si...